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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1940)
Sophomores Sign Ken Baker’s Orchestra for Whiskerino Limit Set for Ticket Sale, Page Claims Informality, Fun Will Keynote Bearded Capers Kon Baker's swing band that brought packed houses to Jantzen Beat'll in Porljand Iasi summer and later to the Palomar in Los An geles will provide the swing back ground for Oregon’s rodeo-themed Sophomore Whiskerino dance, Feb ruary 17, Chairman Emerson Page announced last night. Although negotiations with the popular coast band have been underway all week, sophomore dance heads did not until yesterday receive final word that the- Cali fornia swing artist will be able by special arrangement to reach Eu gene for the informal. From Ocean Park Featuring a tenor and arrange ments on the Benny Goodman style, Baker’s swingsters will come to the cowboy-decorated Gerlinger hall as a climax to a season at Ocean Park, California. The Los Angeles band will stop for their one night appearance be fore Webfoot swing .fans on their way to Portland where they are slated to play for three nights as the first lap of a special early spring tour. Only 400 Tickets Because the dance must be scheduled in Gerlinger hall, a limit to 400 tickets will be placed on admittances to the sophomore sponsored affair, according to Pago. A basketball game between Oregon and Oregon Slate will be gin the evening’s slate in McAr thur court. Informality and fun will be the keynote of the dance feting the bearded men of the sophomore class, according to Page, with relics of the OKI West transforming Gerlinger into a veritable round up scene. Education Is Topic Of Women Speakers Speakers of the women's sym posium team will address students and townspeople on “Needs and Policies in Education” and “Is the Cost of Distribution Too High" ill the faculty room of Friendly hall tonight at 7:30, according to Pro fessor J. L. Casteel, director of the speech division. Those who will speak are: Doro thy Durkee, Elva Jane South, Lois Nordling, and Darlene Warren. The speeches tonight will mark the initial appeaiance of the team this year. Later in the month they will start a tour of the state speak ing before schools, service clubs, and public meetings. Next week the men's team will speak. 10f win i FUEL FROM MANERUD HUNTINGTON FUEL CO. 997 Oak On the Bottom? British Say Yes; Nazis Say No 'mm m K<'<'rii( announcement from till* Admiralty in l.nnilnn claims that British naval (i,OOO-tnn (iormnn cruiser of this typo. forces have sunk a Honorary Sponsors German Music Film Filled with the mimic that made Vienna ol' the 1800's acclaim “the Waltz King',” tin; film version of Johann Strauss' operetta, "Dor Zigeunerbaron,” will be shown Friday afternoon at the Mayflower theater, it was announced yester day by George Bodner, president of Delta Phi Alpha, German hon orary. Better known to Americans as “The Gypsy Baron,” the operetta is not unfamiliar to music lovers with music being featured by several symphonies lately. A German-produced film, the movie has English subtitles so that those not speaking (he language will be under no handicap, Bodner said. Tickets for the show will sell at 25 cents and may be obtained at the German department, Bodner said. Branton Replaces Casteel as Speaker Hoplacing: John L. Casteel, as sistant professor of speech, as speaker for the YMCA freshman discussion group, Dr. James R. Branton, head of the department of religion, will discuss the “Val ue of Religion to the Individual” this evening at 7:30 in the YM lounge. The discussion group, formerly known as the freshman council is chairmaned by Stanley Robinson. All neophytes are welcome to at tend the discussion. Many Attend (Continued front paiir one) of real estate. A student, would do best to start out in a well-estab lished firm. Mr. Chilcote said, as this would give him practical ex perience and an idea of real estate values. William Joy Smith, general agent for the National Life Insur ance company of Virginia, named ambition, a good personality, ag gressiveness, imagination, and ac tive participation in community af fairs as success factors in the life of an insurance man. Today's I’rogram The program for today will be gin with a luncheon sponsored by the accountants at the Osborn hotel. The discussion-lecture groups from 'I to 3:3() will include the fol lowing' topics: Marketing, Thomas Willis, president of N o r t h e r n Wholesale Hardware company, and T. W. Hickman, manager of the Western Slates Orocery company, loom 107 Commerce; Accounting, Lloyd K. Powers, CPA and state supervisor of division of audits, and I Hibson Wright, CPA of M and M Woodworking company, room 105 Commerce; Oft ice Management, Secretarial, Mrs. Lillian Van Loan, director ol the Eugene Vocational school, room 100 Commerce. From 3:30 to 5 the following topics \yill be discussed: Merchan dising, (1. Vandeneynde, manager of Seats, Roebuck company, and William Russell, manager of Rus sell's, room 107 Commerce; Ac counting. Harry M. Krebs, C.P.A., and S. W. Starr, C.P.A. and state supervisor of the division of audits, room 105 Commerce; Savings and Loan, A. V. Lindgren, loan repre sentative of the Equitable Savings and Loan association, room lOti Commerce. At (1:15 an informal dinner spon sored by Beta Alpha Psi, business administration accounting fratern ity, will be held in the Anchorage. Wood Shoes Ire Libe Workers; Other Worries Biggest obstacles to studying in the libe these days are wood en shoes one librarian com ments “These women, with the shoes they wear and the noise they make naturally." A sage reserve assistant com ments that no date bureau could be successful on the campus with the competition the library pro vides. And the nicotine - befogged ‘‘No Smoking” signs. Then there was the exceeding ly timid girl who fearfullly walked up to the periodical desk and asked for the latest copy of Ksquire. And the student who asks for a red book whose title he can't remember, but which reminded him of one he read once before. And the endless quest for a li brary card. Young /\rust (Continued from (tuir one) days of anxious waiting took place before he was able to secure pas sage to Paris. Other hectic days took place before he was finally granted his American visa. With Miss Brockman, Jack Matthews the assistance and influence of and his wife, the former Martine Duke (also from the University of Oregon) and a number of interest ed Kugene residents, Neumann was at last guaranteed a job in the United States, and secured passage for America. Knew the Masters On her visit to Eugene last sum mer, after tier return from Europe, Prances Brockman Lanier sug gested to Mr. Underwood that he obtain Neumann’s services for a concert. She pointed out that he hud studied under such famous masters as Henri Marteau, Ottokar Sevcik, (’ail Fleseti, and Herman Kaplan, head of the violin depart ment at Klindworth-Schwanvenka conservatory in Berlin. He had however, she said, made few public appearances, although she suspect ed that his reserved charm would make his presentation before Am erican audiences “a natural." "You'll find him very shy," she told Mr. Underwood. "It’s one of the peculiarities of European train ing' that the young people aren't given the constant preparation in ' meeting audiences which we get here. But 1 consider him one of the finest violinists 1 have ever I heard, especially as to technique, and I know everybody will like him in Eugene." Worked in Seattle Since his arrival in this country, he has served as instructor in vio lin at Seattle's Cornish school of music. At his only concert there, several hundred people were turned j away, and the critic that reported it for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote: "His playing has warmth, a vibrant quality that touches the >oul as well as the mind.” And of the Tschaikowsky violin concerto, which will be played on the pro gram here, the reporter said that Neumann "thrilled his audience amt made them want to hook their hats on skyscrapers.” One Eugene business man, who is well known as a patron of music and who is well acquainted with Neumann's case, heard that the young virtuoso had already been dubbed "another Heifetz.” Reception Arranged "They're crazy!” the Eugene man said. “This boy has stage presence, personality, the ability Law School Plaque Now on Display Justice James L. Connolly of Portland, representing Phi Alpha Delta, legal fraternity, presented a plaque to the Or egon law school at a special ceremony Dad’s day, engraved with the name of last year’s honor graduate, Wallace Kaapke, in its first space. At a luncheon for the guests and student body of the law school, Miss Betty Brown, honor senior in the law school, and Miss Mary Jane Wormser, top first-year law student, unveiled the plaque. Dean Wayne L. Morse accepted it in be half of the law school and Dr. Donald M. Erb for the University. 75 Witness Seventy-five people were on hand at the unveiling ceremony, including Judge Skipworth, Judge Hay, and several other legal dig nitaries of Oregon during the law school’s special program on Dad’s day. The Phi Alpha Delta alumni chapter in Portland each year gives $50 in scholarship money to law students, $25 to a senior', $15 to a junior, and $10 to a freshman. Be ginning with Wallace ICaapke, the senior with the highest grade point, average receives the $25 and his name will be engraved on the plaque, which hangs in the lobby of Fenton hall. Wood Shoes Survive (Continued from paijc one) gear from the halls of living or ganizations. For some reason, ex am-hamassed students found the steady clomping not particularly conducive to cramming, and some houses event went so far as to im pose a fine on such law-breakers who neglected removing their shoes, Oriental fashion, before en tering the halls. As for some of the coeds state ments about the shoes they seem to have adopted so whole hearted ly, Fran Roth explained her chief [ boosting point lay in the fact that j wooden shoes were a self-excuse ! for poor dancing, while Jean Frink thinks “they’re nice for short girls ] who want to look taller.” Aids Lumbering “Lottie” Carlton, whose father ! is a lumberman, is all in favor of them since, she explained, they are good for her dad's business. Betty Jane Biggs, while not a ! proud possessor of a pair of wood en shoes has definite ideas about their place one of which is not on the sleeping porch. “I like them but they're hard to walk in," is Pat Erickson's opinion; while Helen Ann Huggins thinks “They’re very practical for Eugene," but advises students not to buy them too big. As for the masculine opinion Kenny Christianson likes them lie cause “they make a girl's ankles look so small.” Fp Hoyt speaks with authority of an old wearer of wooden shoes. He maintains, "They wear out too fast and thev hurt mv feet." to project his feeling over the mood of the audience. Heifetz is prob ably the greatest technician alive today, but he hasn't got the in definable 'something' that Neu mann has.” In honor of Neumann, a recep tion has been arranged for Sunday afternoon in alumni hall by mem bers of Mu Phi Epsilon, honor so ciety for upperclass women in mu sic. Miss Mary Booth is in charge, and in the receiving line will be Mr. Neumann. Dean and Mrs. Theodore Kratt, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Underwood, and Miss Charlotte Plummer. NYA Students Tops in GPA, Count Reveals Earn-Leam Coeds, Boys Predominant On Honor Roster All work and no play may have made Jack a dull boy, but it .sure ly didn’t hurt 351 National Youth Administration students last term. At least, that is the impres sion created by u list of grade fig ures released Tuesday by Karl VV. Onthank, dean of personnel. Tab ulation for the entire term shows that NYA students outnumbered regular students in per cent on the honor roll by 8.3 to 3.18. Sixty Per Cent Sixty per cent of those receiving all "A” card were on NYA. That compares with 0.29 per cent for the University as a whole. These last figures represent an increase of 17 per cent for students work ing on the campus. School enrollment last term was 3117, and there were 119 in all on the honor roll. With only little over one-tenth of all University stu dents on NYA, they placed 28.57 per cent of all those on the honor roll. Comparative figures with past yeai's are as follows: Fall, 1938, 13.5 per cent of NYA students on honor roll; 3.9 per cent of the total enrollment on the hon or roll; winter, 1939, 13.7 per cent NYA on honor roll, 4.2 per cent of University total on honor roll; spring, 1939, 11.8 per cent NYA on honor roll, 3.7 per cent Univer sity total on honor roll; fall, 1939, 8.3 per cent NYA on honor roll, 3.48 pci' cent University total on honor roll. Crowd Jams (Continued frow page one) kins’ public piano premiere of his own “Suite Jazz.” The five num bers--‘‘Dusky Rhythm,” “Snake Fyos,” “Hum, Black Boy,” “Moon down,” and a rumba, “Black Dia monds”- had rumblings of "St. Louis Blues” and “Rhapsody in Blue” in mood and tempo. But they were new and exciting and beautiful in thdir embodiment of the negro spirit, which is as im portant a part of modern music as any other quality. Rhapsody in 0 A “sharply chiseled, perfectly formed structure in counterpoint” was the pianist’s offering of Sam arpff’s arrangement of Bach’s “Organ Fugue in G Minor.” Equal ly stirring were the spectacular “Rhapsody in G Minor” by Brahms,” and “Impromptu in F Sharp Major" which happily lacked the disturbing tinkle which so fre quently embellishes Chopin’s flow ery measures. Hook's ballad, “Mary of Allen dale," brought recollections of “An nie Laurie” to many when Mr. Young etched the story of Mary Gray with finely executed lines and understanding of simple to nality. Hit Number The encores were splendid, es pecially the duo's performance of Mr. Hopkins’ “Moondown” in its first vocal presentation in public. The composer has dedicated the number to Mr. Young, who knows how to get the most out of a ro mantic song. It's a number that’s going to be heard a lot more of on the Oregon campus! Dr. Beck to Soecrk Over KOAC Today Dr. Lester S. Beck, associate professor of psychology, is sched uled to speak over KOAC at 2 o’clock this afternoon on the “You May Not Believe It But” series of broadcasts. Dr. Beck's topic is "You May Not Believe It But Baby Apes Learn More Rapidly Than Human Infants.” Dr. Beck explained that the top ic was of special psychological significance because it shows that the rate of development during in fancy is not necessarily correlated with adult intelligence status. Students Take Trfc> About 25 geology students, ac companied by Dr. L. \V. Staples, geology instructor, went to the Fern Ridge dam site, Saturday af ternoon on a field trip. As exten sive examination was not possible, due to the rain. Dr. Staples lec tured to the students. Just Married Joe Bowers “Unele Joe,” age 70, is shown with his bride, Ila Mae Setton, 24, just after their wedding in Indianton, Florida. Campus Calendar i The student executive committee of the YMCA will meet at the new ly established time of 8:45 o’clock in the YM hut. All members of the cabinet are requested to be pres ent at this meeting'. Ye Tabard Inn will meet Wed nesday evening at 7:30 at Jack Giesy’s, 751 Fourteenth avenue east, house six. The Anthropology club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall. “Are American Civil Liberties Safe?” will be discussed by Charles G. Howard, professor of law, be fore members of the commission of economic, social, and political I problems, one of the discussion ! groups of the YMCA, this after- | noon at 4 o’clock in the "Y” hut. i Jack Miller, newly - appointed chairman of the group, will have charge of his first meeting. He succeeds Don Walker as head of the commission. Amphibians, pledges and ac tives, will meet at 7:20 in the WAA rooms of Gerlinger dressed in white for the initiation. The Committee helping plan the program for Dean Gilkey's visit will meet Thursday afternoon at 4:45 in the YW bungalow. Fight song committee members are asked to meet at the ROTC barracks this afternoon at 4 o'clock to hear the band play like ly fight songs. Westminster Frosh Group Will Meet The newly organizing freshman group of Westminster house will meet at 7 o’clock this evening for a short business meeting. The group is under the leadership of Dwight Caswell and M a 1 c o I m Stubblebine. The freshman-only group is be ing organized for the purpose of ! recreation and discussion center ing at Westminster house. Any freshman, whether already of the J Westminster group or not, is wel ■ come. Psychology Group Plans New Club An evening seminar of psychol ogy students, graduate students and professors was held at the home of Dr. Robert Leeper, assist ant psychology professor, last Thursday evening. The group in tends to form into a club with reg ular meetings for the purpose of discussing questions of psycholog ical interest which are not gone into extensively in class work. Re freshments were served after the discussion. Social Science Men Hold Joint Council; OSC, UO Together Recommendations to come up before a general council were dis cussed last week as University of Oregon and Oregon State College members of the Social Science Di visional council met on the U. of O. campus. Representing the University of Oregon at the meeting were Dr. L. S. Cressman, head of the an thropology department, and Dr. K. J. O'Connell, assistant professor of law. Up from Corvallis and Oregon State were Dr. Milton Nelson, pro fessor of economics; Dr. Ellison, professor of history; Dr. Bakkum of the sociology department; and Mrs. Brandon, home economics professor. Sally Mitchell, Wally Rossman On Committee Weekenders Add Prom Chairman, Secretary Jobs Two new names were added to tlie Junior weekend committee roster yesterday with the appoint ment of Wally Rossman as chair- *j man of the prom and Rally Mitchell ! as general secretary. Rossman has been active in campus promotion and is a mem ber of Alpha Delta Sigma, adver tising fraternity. Miss Mitchell has helped handle several ASUO card sale drives. Both will assume duties immediately. Chairman May Choose Each of the chairmen will be re sponsible for selecting his com mittee, Lloyd Sullivan, general chairman ,said last night. Many juniors previously considered ineli gible are now eligible under a new set of rules released by the dean of men and the dean of women, Sullivan said. The new rules require all girls to have a junior certificate and a two-point accumulative GPA. Men who have cleared 93 hours must have a two-point accumulative and those who have not cleared 93 hours are eligible if they are not on probation this term. Any person who can meet these requirements and wants to work on any of the committees should get in touch with the committee head or with the general chairman as soon as possible, Sullivan said last night. Committee heads ap pointed to date are: Fred Ehlers, canoe fete; John Cavanagh, promo tion; Ceorge MacKin, finances; Wally Rossman, prom; and Sally Mitchell, secretarial. Rain Grounds Flyer Grounded in Portland due to heavy downpours, Instructor Jer ry Andrews of the flight school has not yet returned to Eugene with one of the Cub trainers, flown up for repairs. The plane is used by Charlie Hears and his class of 10 students. THE EMERALD.COVERS A CITY. EUGENE MERCHANT Tito fame of Eugene lias spread far. but do you know that with iu Eugene there 1 it's a “Second City,” the University of Ore gon. Every day over 4.000 students, faculty members and employees of the University go to meet their work in the “Second City.” This city, like all cities, has its own government , its own activities, and even its own newspaper. The OREGON DAILY EM ERALD is the official newspa per of the University. To over 4.000 people, who annually pro vide a market of almost three million dollars, their newspaper is the primary source of infor mation in all fields of interest that take place within their “town.” The answers to ques tions can be found every day in their newspaper. The newspa per is the reviewing stand from which they can analyze the local issues of the day. It is the modern market place for mer chandise and messages. It s the regular advertiser who gets the regular trade of University stu dents. faculty, and staff. The EMERALD is ... . pertinent . ... in the lives of over 4000 daily.